If you’re in the middle of your procurement transformation process, but are getting stuck or hitting roadblocks, what can you do to move your maturity level to be in line with your competitors or companies of similar size?

• Organizational design: what does a robust indirect procurement program actually look like?
• Is procurement reporting to the right department? Where should it report?
• Determine your bandwidth and capabilities based on your available resources
• Developing measurement and metrics for success
• Are you managing the right categories and implementing the right processes?
• Renegotiating supplier agreements
• Examples of procurement evolution
• Do you need to add or retrain staff?
• Strategies for gaining additional visibility

The only way to get your stakeholders and internal customers to buy in to procurement is to stop ruling with an iron fist and help them think as strategically as you. This panel will deep dive into client engagement to help you make the most of your internal relationships.
• Investing in big data and developing processes that helps stakeholders make more informed decisions
• Talking about planned projects and savings together to create transparency
• Identifying the right levers to pull to determine where procurement can best deliver – price, cost, demand, and value
• The importance of having outside experience to build credibility